とどまる・止まる・留まる・停まる・駐まるtodomaru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)
   ここにとどまっていても何なんの得とくもない。↗

   There is no advantage in staying here.
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

• Related止まるとまるNeutralRead 「とまる」 for a moving thing coming to a stop, as in 「車が止まる」; the headword reading 「とどまる」 stresses staying put or staying within a limit.
• Related居座るいすわるNeutralSuggests staying on where one should not — refusing to leave a place or clinging to a post; carries a negative nuance the headword lacks.
• Related残るのこるNeutralMeans to be left behind or to remain, as in 「会社に残る」; the headword rather stresses holding still or being confined to a scope.
• Related滞留たいりゅうWrittenWritten word for people, goods or funds being stuck in one place, as in 「空港に滞留する」; typically an involuntary stay.
• RelatedたたずむWrittenLiterary word for standing quietly in one spot for a while, as in 「海辺に佇む」.
• Related停車ていしゃNeutralThe stopping of a vehicle, as in 「各駅に停車する」; limited to means of transport.
• Related滞在たいざいNeutralStaying somewhere away from home for a period, as in 「ホテルに滞在する」 or 「一週間滞在する」.
• Related居残るいのこるNeutralStaying behind after others have left, as when working overtime or remaining at school; stresses staying put in that place.
• RelatedステイNeutralLoanword for a stay or sojourn, as in 「ホームステイ」; also the command owners give a dog to stay put.
• Related停留ていりゅうWrittenWritten word for staying or halting, seen mostly in 「停留所」; rarely used on its own.
• Related一時停止いちじていしNeutralA temporary stop, as on the traffic sign 「一時停止」 or when pausing playback.
• Related住するじゅうするWrittenWritten word for living in or staying at a place; rare in modern Japanese.
• Related居続けるいつづけるNeutralTo keep staying in the same place without leaving; stresses a long continuous stay.
• Antonym動くうごくNeutralTo move or be in motion; the direct opposite of 「とどまる」 in its sense of staying still.
• Antonym発進するNeutralOf vehicles and aircraft, to start off and pull away; the opposite of remaining where one is.

Use 「とどまる」 for staying in place or being confined to a scope, as in 「現状にとどまる」. For a vehicle coming to a stop use 「とまる」, for staying somewhere on a trip 「滞在」, and for remaining behind after others leave 「残る」 or 「居残る」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 暫しばらく動うごかずその場所ばしょに居いる。
2. ある範囲はんい・限度げんどを超こえない。